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Music Alumni

Elmhurst's special blend of academic excellence, dedicated faculty, and professional experience opens the door to a wealth of careers. In fact, our alumni are working all over the world, in every aspect of the music industry. They include:

• Don Kovach ’08, director of orchestras, Jacobs High School
• Jessica Cross ’07, vocal music and choral director, Bryan Middle School, Elmhurst District #205
• Josh Kaminsky ’07, band director, Still Middle School, Naperville District 204
• Kelly Page Grosser ’06, circulation manager at Downbeat magazine
• Mike Pinto ’05, professional guitarist, composer and arranger, Elmhurst College jazz faculty; teaching guitar and directing one jazz and two guitar ensembles, and assistant director of the Elmhurst College Annual Jazz Festival
• Tara Cappelletti ’05, associate director of bands, Leyden High Schoool
• Joe Babiak ’03, professional drummer, studio musician, songwriter & composer
• John Born ’03, technical training specialist at Shure Microphone
• Evan Kroft ’02, director, music programming, Country Music TV, Nashville
• Singer and pop star Justin Roman '01, Chicago Music Awards' Song Writer of the Year
• Kris Myers '99, drummer for the jam band Umphrey's McGee
• Mark Bruschuk ’98, music director, Yokota Air Base High School, Tokyo, Japan
• Chris Siebold ’98, guitarist, popular Chicago area studio recording artist
• Mike Pavlik ’96, director of bands, District 205 York High School
• Typhanie Monique Coller ’95, international jazz singer and recording artist
  
• Terri Hemmert '70, long-time rock radio disc jockey at 93.1 WXRT.
• David Kuebler '69, a world-renown operatic tenor